EVENTS: European Youth Summit

CfA: European Youth Summit: 100 for the Next 100 in the Danube Region, Sarajevo, 4-8 June 2014

Europe is, just as 100 years ago, at a crossroad. This June, Sarajevo, just as one century ago, will be the center of the World. Only this time, the reason will be much more pleasant. European Youth Summit, with a symbolic title "100 for the Next 100 in the Danube Region" will be held in Sarajevo from 04-08 June 2014. This event will bring 100 young leaders from the countries of the Danube region and South-East Europe.

Participants of the Summit will have a unique opportunity to discuss the challenges Europe and the region are facing nowadays, not just among themselves, but also with the key decision makers with different backgrounds - politics, civil society and extinguished academic members of the community. Another aspect of the Summit are the workshops, which will provide participants with an opportunity to acquire more practical knowledge and skills from wide range of areas. Organizers of the event are regional members of the Forum Alpbach Network from Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Partners of the project are European Forum Alpbach, Danube Competence Center and University of Sarajevo.

We are pleased to invite all the interested young people, students, graduates, entrepreneurs, young professionals and civil society representatives to send their applications until 20 April 2014.

The application form and all other information regarding the project and organizers are available at www.alpbach.org/en/sarajevo2014

OPPORTUNITIES: Call for young journalists to cover “Croatia in the EU” – strengthening ties in youth cooperation

Orange Magazine is looking for 10 young journalists working with print, video, photo and multimedia to cover the international youth conference "Strengthening ties in youth cooperation", in the final days before Croatia becomes the newest member of the EU on 1 July, 2013. The conference is organised by the Directorate-General for the Enlargement of the European Commission.

Who are we? Orange Magazine provides journalistic education and supports young journalists by giving them room to explore media and current affairs.

Where? Zagreb, Croatia

When? 24-26 June, 2013

Costs? Travel arrangements will be made by our partner Grayling. Accommodation for two nights and breakfast are covered.

Submission deadline: Saturday May 25, 2013, 23h59 CET

Selected participants notified by: Tuesday May 28, 2013

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EVENTS / FESTIVALS: VAFI - 4th International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin (CROATIA)

VAFI is a film festival for animated films made by children and youth up to 18 years. From this year there is a section called VAFI SENIOR which is for animated film FOR children.

Submissions on VAFI 4 are now opened! You can submit films made by children and youth under 18 years, made in last two years (if they haven't been submitted on VAFI before).

VAFI will be held from 25 - 28 April 2013 and from now on it will always be on the last weekend of April.

Partner of VAFI 4 is MTV Croatia and it'll go under slogan "Musical VAFI".

Submission deadline for films is 25 January 2013 and films must arrive until 1 February 2013 on Festival address:

VANIMA (for VAFI 4)

P. P. 5

42000 Varaždin

Croatia

Europe

(no commercial value - for cultural purposes only)

OPPORTUNITIES / FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowship open for young Eastern European writers

Posted on: 24/03/2010 Fellowships and Awards, International Experience, Study Abroad Deadline: 01/06/2010 Country: Moldova, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Albania, Belarus

Young writers from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine are invited to apply for a fellowship for writers. Applicants should be no older than 35. Deadline: June 1.

The CEI (Central European Initiative) Fellowship is an award aimed at encouraging cross-border cooperation and promotion in the field of literature for young writers from Central European countries that are not yet a part of the European Union.

It is awarded by the CEI in cooperation with the Slovene Writers’ Association.

The fellowship is endowed with a cash award of EU€5,000 (about US $6,750) for a three-month stay in any of the Central European Initiative Member States, selected by the candidate.

To get more information, visit http://www.vilenica.si/files/1267629747CEI_fellowship-2010.pdf

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